8.

6 SCATTERING OF LIGHT
 SCATTERING OF LIGHT

The process whereby light is

reflected and transmitted in all directions
by the fine particles in the air
 Aim:
To Study Scattering Of Light

Observer from the

side of the container
sees the light in the
water appearing
bluish white

Blue light is
scattered the most
by the milk particles
 Aim:
To Study Scattering Of Light

Observer standing at
the end of the
container sees the
light in the water
appearing reddish
Red light being
scattered the least
by the milk particles
 The scattering of sunlight by fine
particles in the atmosphere causes:
The blue sky
The red sunrise and sunset
Scattering Of Light In Daily Life

 The scattering of sunlight by fine

particles in the atmosphere causes:
 The blue sky
 The red sunrise and sunset
 The Blue Sky

The blue light with short wavelength is scattered

the most in all directions
 The Blue Sky
During day time,
the sun is vertically above us in the sky

The sunlight penetrates the thin atmospheric layer

before reaching the Earth

The blue light with short wavelength is scattered

the most in all directions

Therefore, the sky appear blue

 The Red Sunrise And Sunset

Red, orange and yellow lights with longer wavelength

are less scattered,
Able to penetrate the atmosphere without any hindrance
 The Red Sunrise And Sunset
During dawn (sunrise) and dusk (sunset),
The Sun is low on the horizon of the sky

Sunlight penetrates the thick atmospheric layer

before reaching the earth

Violet, indigo, blue and green lights are scattered away

Red, orange and yellow lights scattered less,

able to penetrate the atmosphere

Therefore, the sky and the sun appear reddish

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